DEINE LAKAIEN & LAME IMMORTELLE: SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY

Author: Vitaly Stranger

Письма поддержки демократии и свободы самовыражения в Украине от готик-групп DEINE LAKAIEN и L’AME IMMORTELLE.
“Gothic/dark artists support democracy and freedom.”

INTRO: Развитие готик-сцены (как проявления нестандартного и альтернативного образа жизни) напрямую зависит от уровня демократии в стране. В ситуации когда готик-пати в братской Беларуси находяься под угрозой полного запрета и преследуются властями, в Украине начался процеcс построения демократического общества, в котором каждый имеет право на свою точку зрения. Мирная “оранжевая революция”, сотни тысяч людей две недели стоящих под снегом и на морозе, а также многие другие формы протеста ставшие результатом анти-демократической политики части правительства в Украине привлекли внимание всего мира. Украинский Готический Портал является аполитическим изданием и не поддерживает официально ни одну из сторон участвующих в событиях “Выборы-2004”, но вся редакция портала всегда активно выступала (официальная поддержка событий в Киеве в 2001 г.) и выступает за демократию и свободу самовыражения. В связи с этим мы попросили нескольких известных готик-групп, с которыми портал соединяют давние дружеские отношения, отреагировать на происходящее. Первыми ответили DEINE LAKAIEN и L’AME IMMORTELLE. Стиль ответов сохранен.

NOTE: Ukrainian Gothic Portal expresses deepest gratitude and respect to friendly artists, bands and all the creative people who found time to express their support for the democracy and personal freedom.

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Hello Vitaliy,

sorry for my late reply, but we were working on finalizing our new album. I hope that the people of Ukraina will find a peaceful way into democracy and freedom. Especially I support everybody who wants to develop his own personal freedom and I hope that a creative and interesting art scene will have all the rights and artists who can live and work without repression. All the best to all of you !!! Hopefully we will come one day to play in your country and find out about the Ukrainian Scene!

kindest regards, Alexander Veljanov

Hi Vitaliy,

Freedoom is one of the most important goods a human being can have and democracy is the freedom to choose. To elect a trustworthy representative that will in one way or another be responisible for builiding the frame for the life one person is leading. Thousand of brave men and women all over the world gave their blood and life for these values, to give every single person in a country the power to decide his/her own fate. All this is at stake in Ukraine these days, but when I see the hundreds of thousand of people living on the streets, freezing just to stand up for their beliefs, it gives me a very strong feeling that those people won’t be let down and that democracy will succeed. I really would wish that for example people in the USA wouldn’t be the lazy bastards they are and take the brave people of Ukraine as an example. They should also stand up and fight for their right to get the represenative they really elected.

The peacefil revolution that is going on shall stand as a monument for all people of the world, for 2 things:
1. the people have the right to elect their represantative and if this right is endagered in any way, it is not only the right, but also the duty of every citizen to stand up and reclaim this right from
whoever took it away from them
2. Only a revolution without violence can succeed properly. One should not give up his/her won values and fight in the same way the opressor does. If you are opressed by force, a peaceful protest is the most effective mean to shout into the faces of the opressor “we won’t give
up, as we are many and united by our cause ! you can beat us with sticksand kill us, but with every drop of our blood that is spilled, we only get stronger !”

DO NOT DOUBT OR GIVE IN CAUSE YOU ARE THE PEOPLE AND YOUR CAUSE
IS JUST!

In deepest respect for the people of Ukraine

Thomas Rainer
L’AME IMMORTELLE / 4 RT music management gmbH
Speaking as a representative for:
– Sonja Kraushofer
– The L’AME IMMORTELLE Live Band
– The L’AME IMMORTELLE Live Crew
– 4 RT Music Management GmbH | GERMANY
– MECHANIC MIND Music Management | AUSTRIA
All the best
Thomas